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An verified (but anonymous) Sony Employee via Reddit has revealed the reason behind why Sony are taking too much time to add new features to Playstation 4 via firmware.

According to the employee who goes with Reddit handle "IWorkForSony" revealed that they are working first only on those features two makes them money.

"Huge backlog of features; priority goes to features that make us money," wrote the employee on Reddit. He also added that Sony are not working on Windows Phone app for Playstation Store and added that there's no plan to develop it in future as user base is too small.

Now, I know what you're thinking, I swear I'm not picking on you, buuuuut it just so happens you brought up one of those little things in life that make me chuckle (sadly not a nice chuckle).

100% verified would imply everyone knows who it is, and can see that person saying it, so yeah, not 100% verified. I could ''100% verify'' that you are sitting in a beanbag on a small whaling vessel because I have pictures of those things, doesn't make it even the tiniest bit true.
There is always a pinch of salt on hand with such claims. I would say, there's a strong possibility but 100% verified? Nah.

Anyway, big company wants to prioritise features that make them money? Shocking, I might need a lie down after that bombshell.

Maybe it's cos I'm an old fart now, but on the rare occasion I wish to listen to something else other than the game I'm playing, I can see about four things within reaching distance that could facilitate that. Music playback would be a nice feature, but it's not essential in the grand scheme of things.

In fact, I must be getting old, because I forgot that I said this the last time this came up. Back to the retirement home for me!

These are not essential features for the PS4 which I could wait for. I'd just use my laptop for music

Yeah. Personally, I don't really care about this feature; although it could be because of my taste in music isn't necessarily stuff you can easily come across, short of finding stuff on youtube. And as far as Sony only being interested in stuff that'll make them money, it makes sense, because well, you see, a business that isn't interested in making money doesn't stay a business for very long; kinda why my parents do not have their painting company anymore and I don't have my plumbing company anymore.

Is there something wrong here? There is a huge backlog of features, which obviously means they are working to implement them. Obviously Sony, or any company, is going to try and implement the money making features first, if a company doesn't have money, they can't roll out any other features or products.

I always find it humorous when people try to put a negative spin on companies trying to make money, I can only hope they try to start their own business one day.

I have personally 100% verified that this guy is not who he says he is, and that Sony does not in fact pursue financial benefit in any way shape or form. Anyone that says otherwise is a nintendo fanboy and also has a small p

100% verified would imply everyone knows who it is, and can see that person saying it, so yeah, not 100% verified. I could ''100% verify'' that you are sitting in a beanbag on a small whaling vessel because I have pictures of those things, doesn't make it even the tiniest bit true.
There is always a pinch of salt on hand with such claims. I would say, there's a strong possibility but 100% verified? Nah.

People who have moderated the section he posts in have verified who he is via pms. This usually means he has to show his company ID badge or some identifying piece of info that proves he is at sony and he works there. This is why he has the Sony Employee Flair in the PS4 Section (only can be given by the moderators of the section)

if the verified info was released publicly he would probably lose his job

if he didn't work at sony, his posts would be removed and he would most likely be banned.

Sites like NeoGaf do the same exact thing.

Originally Posted by Parker

Is there something wrong here? There is a huge backlog of features, which obviously means they are working to implement them. Obviously Sony, or any company, is going to try and implement the money making features first, if a company doesn't have money, they can't roll out any other features or products.

I always find it humorous when people try to put a negative spin on companies trying to make money, I can only hope they try to start their own business one day.

More Customer Satisfaction = Make more money

putting popular features on delay to make a quick buck off other features = lowering customer satisfaction

putting popular features on delay to make a quick buck off other features = lowering customer satisfaction

Yes, that is how the real world works... That is probably why these features aren't a priority. You can bash Sony all you want, but I promise you they aren't incompetent. They know "making money" isn't about being able to charge for it, but rather being able to "sell" it. If nobody cares about the feature, they can't advertise it. If they can't advertise it, it doesn't move units.

That being said I am shocked the PS4 doesn't support DLNA or Media Centers yet, because that is something that can move units. It helped the PS3 for sure. Sure, one could argue the XBONE doesn't do it that well either (It does DLNA, but it doesn't play nice with Media Centers that aren't in the Microsoft Family). Seeing as Sony was the founder of DLNA, I can't see how they didn't understand the requirements of it.

Honestly though, any real home media buff should be using FOS tools and products. Nothing else on the market can really compete with something like a Raspberry Pi or Wandboard running XBMC in terms of capability and cost when it comes to slinging media around your home. For less than the cost of any of these gaming systems you can have a network of devices that can synchronously play any audio or video coming from any device connected to the network which has the capability of being mounted as a drive (i.e. via NFS, SMB, MTP, etc), and it (of course) supports DLNA... And those devices do a much better job of keeping up with current trends, and they support a greater breadth of codecs (like FLAC, which is what people who aren't tools use)

Gauss's Piracy Uncertainty Principle: When you pirate a game, that act inherently changes the results of what is to come after your pirating. You can't make any statement with any certainty regarding what would have happened had you not pirated the game.

Gauss's Rating Rationale:
0-1: A game whose very existence is abhorrent to all things creative and intelligent.
2-4: A just plain bad game.
5-6: A game that has alot of mistakes, but is atleast playable and has some enjoyable sections. Good for a rent.
7: An average game, should be played at some point
8: A good game, should buy at some point
9: A great game, day-one purchase
10: A game that goes above and beyond the generation, its transcendent.

Honestly though, any real home media buff should be using FOS tools and products. Nothing else on the market can really compete with something like a Raspberry Pi or Wandboard running XBMC in terms of capability and cost when it comes to slinging media around your home. For less than the cost of any of these gaming systems you can have a network of devices that can synchronously play any audio or video coming from any device connected to the network which has the capability of being mounted as a drive (i.e. via NFS, SMB, MTP, etc), and it (of course) supports DLNA... And those devices do a much better job of keeping up with current trends, and they support a greater breadth of codecs (like FLAC, which is what people who aren't tools use)

Advertising your product as a entertainment device and not have MP3 Support is like advertising a car that doesn't have a handbrake.

I still think the crux of Outstandind's point is right. Gaming consoles as a music player can't represent a high use-case. There are just much better options that provide a larger depth of support for services cheaper. For example, if you're an apple buff, NONE of these devices work with your library. Apple's alternative is only 100 bucks (still a ripoff imo).

I can see you're point about it being like having a car without a handbrake, but at the same time plenty of cars don't have handbrakes and get along just fine (in the day of electronically-assisted/driven braking systems and shift-by-wire, the handbrake is being phased out).

Video, on the other hand, is where I am shocked at the lack of support. Everybody I've ever talked to about gaming in the last 6-7 years has their gaming system on a TV they also use to watch media. Marrying video support with gaming is just going to make the devices more relevant. I'm very surprised by the lack of support for media indexers, DLNA, NFS/SMB/MTP, etc.

Netflix and Amazon are fine and all, but I know plenty of people who want to stream from tablets... And every geek I know has a home media server to store all their DVDs/BDs.

Gauss's Piracy Uncertainty Principle: When you pirate a game, that act inherently changes the results of what is to come after your pirating. You can't make any statement with any certainty regarding what would have happened had you not pirated the game.

Gauss's Rating Rationale:
0-1: A game whose very existence is abhorrent to all things creative and intelligent.
2-4: A just plain bad game.
5-6: A game that has alot of mistakes, but is atleast playable and has some enjoyable sections. Good for a rent.
7: An average game, should be played at some point
8: A good game, should buy at some point
9: A great game, day-one purchase
10: A game that goes above and beyond the generation, its transcendent.

Advertising your product as a entertainment device and not have MP3 Support is like advertising a car that doesn't have a handbrake.

No, MP3 support is not the equivalent of a handbrake. MP3 support is almost worthless since we have a dozen other devices that DO support it, and 99% of the population doesn't listen to mp3s on their console anyway. More likely to use your phone, tablet, PC, tv, radio, iPod, whatever, before you ever use your console.

Sony knows that it doesn't matter one bit, and that's why they keep pushing it back. I agree with them. Fuck MP3's lol. They're well and truly covered.

No, MP3 support is not the equivalent of a handbrake. MP3 support is almost worthless since we have a dozen other devices that DO support it, and 99% of the population doesn't listen to mp3s on their console anyway. More likely to use your phone, tablet, PC, tv, radio, iPod, whatever, before you ever use your console.

Sony knows that it doesn't matter one bit, and that's why they keep pushing it back. I agree with them. Fuck MP3's lol. They're well and truly covered.

Outstandind is right, there's no reason why they should be forced to put MP3 functionality inside the PS4 when there's a 99% chance you already have half a dozen devices in your house, or bedroom, that can do the same thing. MP3 is such an old technology that basically everything has it nowadays, but that doesn't mean Sony must put the functionality into the PS4 when it is clearly only designed for gaming and connecting with friends.

Outstandind is right, there's no reason why they should be forced to put MP3 functionality inside the PS4 when there's a 99% chance you already have half a dozen devices in your house, or bedroom, that can do the same thing. MP3 is such an old technology that basically everything has it nowadays, but that doesn't mean Sony must put the functionality into the PS4 when it is clearly only designed for gaming and connecting with friends.

And none of those other devices can play music within my games. That's why many of us want mp3 support. WWE games need it for custom theme music to work. Just for playing music on it's own, yeah, I don't much see the point, but for playing music as a part of the game, both systems NEED that feature.